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I. W. DROLL.

MATTRESS ROLL FORNIING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR\30,1921

J, W. DHOLL.

MATTRESS ROLL FURMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.30, 1921.

Reiss'ued J une 6, 1922.

IQW. DIIoLL.

MATTRESS ROLL FGRM'ING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAII ao, I92I.

Reissued June 6, 1922. 1 5,373.

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, APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30. |921- Reissued June 6, 1922.

J. W. DBOLL. MATTRESS ROLL FORMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30| 1921.

AReiss'ued June 6, 1922.

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J. W. DROLL. MATTRESS HOLL FORMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.30, 1921.

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APPLICATION FILED MARSO, 192|.

Reissued J une 6, 1922.

J. W. DROLL. MATTRESS ROLL FORMING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILEDMAn.3o,1921.

Rei'ssued June 6, 1922. 1 5 ,373

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I. W. DRULL.

MATTRESS ROLL FORMING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR` 3o, 1921.

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Reissued J une 6, 1922.

rUNITED,l STATES :rosari: W. nRoLL, or

PATENT OFFICE.1

MATTRESS-BOILIEFORMING MACHINE.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued June 6, 1922,

Original No. 1,300,140, dated April 8, 1919, Serial-No. 215,010, ledJanuary 25, 1918. Application for reissue led March 30, 1921. Serial No.457,049.

To czZZ whom t may concern-: A

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WV. DRoLL, a citizenofrthe UnitedStates,residing in the city of Oakland` county of Alameda, and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful-Improvement inMattress-Roll-Forming Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in mattress roll formingmachines wherein a pair of parallel needles operatel "in conjunctionwith sewing means to pcack stufiing into a corner of a mattress to formand permanently secure a roll on the edges thereof.v e

In the manufacture of mattresses and the like it is conceded that theformation of a roll around the edges of the mattress tends topreventsaid edges from breaking down and also to reta-in the shape ofthe mattress. Td'accomplish this feature Ait is necessary that the..roll shall be hard and uniformly packed. r

It is the practice to pack a portion of the mattress stuffing adjacentthe corners and edges thereof to form a roll by means of pack- -ingneedles operated manually which. however skillful the operator, does notalways `provide an evenly formed and a hard uni- 1 Aformly packed roll.i The present state of the art discloses means whereby a packingneedleventers one Yside of a mattress at right angles thereto gatheredby the needle.

A further disadvantage in this form of machine is that in withdrawingthe needle the operation is reversed which causes the lneedle to bringaway from the Ipacking a portion of the stuffing previously. packedtherein thereby reducingthe hardness and firmness of the roll.

The lpresent invention has for its' oject the provision of a air ofpacking needles to enter the top and the side of a mattress adjacent-one edge and to include in their movement a greater arc than heretoforeaccomplished thereby engaging and packing into the edge a suiiicientquantity of stuffing to form a hard. compact roll.

A sewing means is provided to permanently secure the roll` as soon asformed by the pac-king needles, and the packing needles are withdrawnalong the line of their longitudinal axes so as to prevent disturbanceor withdrawal of the packed stuffing.

The entire machine is moved equal spaces at regular intervals to providea uniform stitching which. with the uniformly packed and formed roll,will present a more regular andr therefore a neater appearance than workdone by hand. as well as forming a greater number of rolls within agiven time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide improved means forcausing the vroll forming mechanism to assume various angles relativelyto the edgel of the mattress whereby the roll may be formed above orbelow the edge of the mattress thereby giving an appearance'of thicknessto the mattress. i

I accomplish these several objects by means of the improved form ofdevice disclosed in the drawings forminga part of. the presentspecification wherein like characters of reference are used to designatesimilar parts throughout the said specification and drawings, and inwhich Figure l is a transverse sectional View taken through a portion ofa mattress roll forming table disclosing my improvement in frontelevation4 attached thereto;

Figure-2 is an elevation taken at right arigles to Figure l; Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged, broken front elevation of the mechanismarranged vertically to simplify the drawings, disclosing the mechanismin a normal or starting position: i Figure 4 is a similar viewdisclosingthe needles within the mattress;`

Figure 5 is a similar view disclosing the needles forming the roll; Y

Figure 6 is a'f similar view disclosing thc sewing needle engaging theformed roll;

Figure 7 is a broken side elevation, partly in section of Figure 6; j n

FigurejSl is a `view Similar to Figure (i disclosing the sewing needleafter ,having formed a stitch and the needles being withdrawn;

Figure 9 is a similar view disclosing the position just prior to beingreturned to normal position; Vand Figure 10 is a detailed viewdisclosing the means for regulating the adjustable propelling mechanism.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate a portionofthe top of what is known in the art asa mattress table on whichmattresses are usually placed while being tufted and rolled.

The table 1 is provided with guide plates 2 near the edges thereof toregulate the position of the mattress to bey operated upon relatively tothe mechanism.

The table 1 is also provided with a Stringer 3 having inset electricalconductors 101 inthe outer face and having a supporting'track 6,hereinafter described more in detail, secured to the lower outer surfacethereof.

A second stringer 7 is provided which acts as a fulcrum to a wheel 8rotatably mounted upon the end of an arm 9 secured to a` frame 10havingwheels 11 mounted on casters 12 i which ride in the track 6 on theStringer 2 Vengaged by a, threaded nut 18 to raise and lower the saidvextension 17 to adjust the machine to mattresses of various thicknesses.A spring 19 normally raises the extension 17 .to its extreme height andthe nut 18 pulls the extension 17 downward against the tension of thespring 19 to lower same and when the nut .18 is turned to release theextension 17 the said spring 19 raises said eX- tension. f

A second extension 21 is pivotally mounted as at 22 to the upper end ofthe extension" 17 andcarries a shaft 24 having mounted "thereon ashuttle cam 2,6, and a cam 27 whose edge 28' engages a roller 29 mountedupon the lower end of a square rod 31 slidably mounted within the frame21 `to carry a pair of. arms 32 pivotally-mountd upon the upper endthereof.

The cam 27 is also providedwith a groove 3 3 which engages a roller 34mounted on the pivotally` connected ends of a pair of links 36 rwhoseopposite ends are .fpivotally connected to a second pair of arms 0rlevers 37 in turn pivotally mounted at their upper ends to alsleeve 38slidably mounted upon the square shaft or rod 31 as disclosed in Fig. 7of the drawings.v

The lower ends of the arms 37 have pivotally mounted upon the lower endsthereof a palr of packing needles 41 having extensions 42 whose ends arepivotallyconnected to the lower ends of the first set of arms 32, thepurpose of which will hereinafter be more fully described.

A sewing needle arm or lever 46 is pivotally mounted at its upper end tothe upper extension 21 and is provided with a roller 47 which engages agroove 48 on the rear face of the cam 27, as disclosed in Fig. 2 of thedrawings.

A shuttle arm 53 is pivotally mounted at its upper end to the upperextension 21 and carries at 'its lower end a shuttle carrier 54 toslidably engage a shuttle 56 as disclosed in Figs; 1 and 7 of thedrawings.

The shaft 24 is provided with a bevel gear 61 which meshes with asimilar gear 62 on the u per end of a shaft 63 whose lower end is sliably mountelwithin a yoke 64 pivotall mounted 'upon a shaft 71 of anysuitab e motor, not shown. A worm gear 66 is feathered to the lower endof the shaft 63 and is driven by a wormv 67 on the shaft71.

' As the upper extension 21 is partially rotated on its pivot -22 toadjust the mechanismy relatively to the position of the mattressindicated in dotted lines in the lseveral figures it is obvious that theshaft 63 will slide through the" `worm gear 66.

The shaft 71 isprovided with a clutch 73 `whereby the operation yof themechanism may be' interrupted. The clutch is normally held in engagingrelation by'an operating lever 74 normally held in position`by means 'ofa toothedV bar 76. When the'lever 74 is released from the bar 76 aspring 77 operates to disengage the clutch 73 `by moving the operatinglever 74thereof.

A- second worm gear 81 meshes with the worm gear 67 and rotates a shaft82 extend- 'ing below the frame 10 and provided with a cam 83 whichoperates a lever 84 provided with an antifriction roller 85.

A rod 86 has one end pivotally mounted upon the end of the lever 84andis reciprocated thereby at regular `intervals to move the frame 10and mechanism connected theretoequal distancesV between stitches andcycles of the machine. v I

lThe free lend of the rod 86.is slidably mounted within a Ysuitable tothe underside of the frame 10.

The rod 86 is provided with a pair of `weighted pawls 87 to engage-arack 88 on the lower side ofthe track or supporting guide 89 securedchannel 6 and move the frame 10 when said rod 86 is moved inonedirection and to release Sald rack 88 when moved in the oppo- 'sitedirection by the action of the lever 84 the required distance.

draw i ugs.

In adjusting the angle of the mechanism,

.including the packing needles 41, relatively to the mattress M, whichis indicated throughout' several views by means of dotted lines. thesald mechanism 1s secured. 1n the required position by means of theclamp indicated in eneral by the numeral 95.

A receptac e 96 is provided to contain thread for the sewing needle 97on the lower yend of the needle arm or lever 46.` The thread passesthrough an eyelet 90 on the needle arm 46 and also through a secondeyelet 91 at or near the pivotal p oint 22 of the extensions 17 and 21.y

By means of this arrangement the thread is tightened or taken up whenthe arm 46 recedes from the matress M after having stitched the saidmattress 'M.

'hen the needle 97 is in the mattress M the eyelets 90 and 91 are closetogether so` that the thread passes a comparatively short distance fromone'to the other end then through the eye of the needle 97. Then theneedle v97' is receded the thread is pulled backward or outward with thearm 46 and eyelet 90 thereon thereby taking up the slack in said threadas disclosed in Figs.' 1 and 3 of the drawings.

The operation is as follows-:-

The normal position of the mechanism and parallel packing needles 41 isas disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The motor` not shown, being supplied with energy through the trolleys100, which are secured to and insulated from the frame 10 and whichengage conductors 101 in the grooves 4 of the Stringer 3, operates thevarious gears, worms and cams.

The rotation of the cam 27 will cause the groove 33 therein and the face28 thereof to engage the roller 34 of the links 36 and the y From thispoint on the groove 33 only is concentric to the cam 27 so that acontinued rotation of the cam 27 `will hold the links 36 in alinementand the arms 37 stationary while the roller 29. actuated by the face 28ofthe cam 27 moves the rod 31 downward aludi also the levers 32connected thereto which will operate to'rotate the packing needles 41on'- their pivotal points and into alinement and vrear face of the cam27 operates to recede the pack stuing within the mattress M into thecorner of said vmattress thereby forming a hard rm and-uniformly. packedroll, as disclosed in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This position of thepacking needles is hereinafter referred to "as the packing position..

A rod 102 has its upper end secured to the top of the upper extension 21and is provided on its lower end withja lateralextension 103 to engagethe sleeve 38 upon which the arms 37 are pivotally mounted therebypreventing the said arms 37 from moving downward while theshaft orsquare rod 31 is being moved by the action of the face 28 of the cam27,'and illustrated in Figs. 4 and.7 of the drawings.

A spring 105 is interposed on the rod 31 and between the extension 21and a nut 120 von the top of said rod 31. The sleeve 107 is secured tothe rod 31 and when the roller 29 ispermitted to recede by the face 28ofthe cam 27 the spring 105 acting against the nut 120 returns the arms32 to normalposition.

This spring 105 is also used to retain the roller 29 constantly againstthe face 28 of 'the cam 27.

1 A continued rotation of the cam 27 will cause the `groove 48 in therear face thereof to operate the needle arm 46- and move the needle 97through the ma-ttress M as disclosed in Eig. 6 of the drawings.

After the needle 97 has pulled the thread through the formed roll thegroove 48 in the 100 needle 97 sufficiently to form a loop in the usualmanner. At this point the cam 26 operates the shuttle arm. 53 to movethe shuttle 56 through the loop so formed, said loop vreadily passingbetween the shuttle 56 and the resilient shuttle holder 54 on the lowerend of the shuttle arm 53.

This position is disclosed in side elevation in Fig. 7 of the drawings,the dotted linee being used to indicate the forward position of theshuttle 56. y The withdrawal of the needle from the formed roll'and 'thereturn movement of the shuttle arm 53 ,with its shuttle 56 tends to drawa lock stitch through the formed roll lthe eyelets 90 and 91 operatingto take up the'slack in the thread passing through the needle asdisclosed in Fig. 8 of the drawings. y

After the roll has been formed and pe'- manently secured bythehereinabove lde` scribed Asewing mechanism a .drop in the groove 33 ofthe cam 27 operates to move the pivotal point of the links 3.6 upwardthereby opening the lower ends of the arms 37 to withdraw the needles 41from the roll along 125 the lines of their longitudinal axes therebywithdrawing said packing needles 41 without affecting the stufling inthe formed roll.

As soon as the needles 41 have cleared the ticking or mattress M a dropin the 'face 28 180 may be' regulated and adjusted. l

' the scope my invention.

.n I claim as new of the cam 27 operates to release the square rod 31which is then moved upward by the tension of the spring 105. A continueddrop of the groove 33` toward the center of the cam causes the links 36,arms 37 and arms 32 to move upward and away from the mattress or the`formed roll thereon as disclosed in 9'of the drawings.

A curved portion of the'groove 33 then operates to restore the links 36to the position indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings and;

ready for ,the next operation. i

While 'the' needles 41 are being returned to normal position a worm gear81 rotates theV shaft 82 and cam 83-thereon to operate the lever 84 andthe rod 86. The weighted pawls 87 thereon will then engage the toothedbar or ratchet 88 on the lower sideof the track 6 and move the frame l()and all of themechanism connected `thereto a predetermined distance'asdetermined or re lated by the setfscrew 50 as disclosed in ig. 10 of thedrawings.

The cams then operate the various arms and needles as hereinbefoijedeseribedg to form a continuous roll along the edges of thebyst'itching. t

When a roll has beenA formed around the entire upper edge' of themattress M the mats tress is turned over and the saine operationrepeated to form a roll along the other edges of the said mattress M.-

mattress andto permanently secure saidu roll It is obvious from theforegoing that I" have provided an improved mattress roll formingmachine adapted to gather stuffing from a greater area and through agreater angle than has heretofore been accomplished by employing 'a pairof parallel packing needles and mechanism to force said needles into theside and topof a mattress adjacent the corners thereof and swingingsaidneedles to gather stuiiing into the corner of the mattresses, therebyforming a hard, uniformly packed roll, as well as means for permanentlysecuring the roll when formed.

It is also obvious that by altering the angle i ofthe needles andoperating arms therefor, relatively to the mattress M; that the pos!-tion of the formed roll upon the mattress The details ofconstruction'are so susce t ble-to variation that I do not wish to co nemyselfA to' theprecise construction shown herein but rather to availmyself of any` modification that may fall properly within Having t uwsdescribed my invention what n and desire tovsecure by Letters Patent isY i 1. A mattress roll forming machine comprising a pair of pivotallymounted packing needles; means for moving the needles into the top andside of a mattress adjacent the corner thereof and at an. angle to saidside and top means for rotating the -needles on their pivotal points togather stuiing withinl the mattress into the corner thereof from bothsides to form a roll on said corner and means for sewing the roll soformed.

2. A mattress roll forminggnachine" comprising a pair of pivotallymounted packing needles; means'for moving the needles into the top andyside ofa mattress adjacent the corner thereof and at an `angle to saidside and top; means for rotating'the needles on their pivotal points togather 'stuing within the-mattress into the corner thereof from bothsides to form a roll on said corner; and

means` for sewing the rollso formed, means for withdrawing the needlesaway from each Vother. and from the mattress; Yand means for returningthe needles to a parallel position after having been withdrawn from themattress along the lines 'ofy their longitudinal axes vbefore returningsaid needles to an entering position, to prevent disturbance of y thepacked stuffing. l

3. A mattress roll forming machine comprising a pair of pivotallymounted packing needles; means for moving the needles into the topandside of a mattressadjacent the corner thereof and at an angle to saidside and top; means'for rotating the needles on their pivotal points togather stuffing within the mattress into `the corner *thereof fromA bothsides to form a roll on said corner; 4and means for sewing the roll soformed; means for withdrawing the needles away'from each other' and fromthe mattress along the lines of their longitudinal axes before returningksaid yneedles lto an entering position; and

means for returning the needles to a parallel position after having beenwithdrawn from the mattress; "and means lfor moving the needles alongthe edge of the mattress between operations. l

4. A mattress roll forming machine coinprising a'pair of pivotallymounted packing needles; means for moving the needles intol the top andside of a mattress adjacent the Vcorner thereofand at an angle to saidside and top;'means for rotating the needles on theirV pivotal points togather stuing within the mattress into the corner thereof from bothsides to form a roll on said corner; and means for sewing the roll soformed; means forvwithdrawing the needles away from each other and fromthe mattress longitudinally before returning said needles Vto anentering position; and means for returning the needles to a parallelposition'after having been withdrawn from the,y mattress; and

means for moving the needles along the mattress equal distances atregular intervals.

5. A mattress roll forming machine com-` acking prising a pair ofpivotally mounted needles; means for moving the nee les into the top andside of a mattress adjacent the corner thereof andat anangle to saidside alined position to prevent the stuflin and top; means for rotatingthe needles on their pivotal points to gather stuing within the mattressinto the corner thereof from both sides to form a roll on said corner;and

means for sewing the roll so formed; means for withdrawing the needlesaway from each other and from the mattress longitudinally beforereturning Said needles to an entering position, to prevent disturbanceof the packed stuffing within the formed roll; and

lmeans for returningthe needles to a parallel position after having beenwithdrawn from the mattress; andl means for moving the needles along themattress equal distances at regular intervals; and means for regulatingthe needle moving means to alter the length of the distances moved.

6. A mattress roll forming machine comf prising a pair j parallelpivotally mounted packing needles; means for moving the needles into thetop and one side of a mattress and adjacent the edge thereof and at anangle to said side and top of the mattress;

means for partially rotating the needles on their pivotal points afterentering the mattress to substantially aline said needles,

thereby gathering stuffing within the mattress and packing same into thecorner there-v of to form a roll; sewing means to secure the;

i roll so formed; and means for withdrawing the needles while inalinedposition to prevent the stuffing from being removed' from theformed roll.-

A mattress roll'forming machine Acompr1s1ng a pair of parallel pivotallymounted vpacking needles; means for moving the needles into the topv andone side of a mattress and adjacent the edge thereof and at an angle tosaid side and top; means for altering the angle of the needles to theside and4 top of the mattress; means for partially rotating the needleson theirpivotal points after entering the mattress to' substantiallyaline said needles ,thereby gathering stuffing within the mattress andpacking same into the corner thereof to form afroll; sewing means tolsecure the roll so formed; and means for withdrawing the needles whilein from being removed fromthe formed rol ;l and means for returning theneedles to normal position away from the lformed roll.

8. A mattress roll forming machine comprising a pair of parallelpivotally mounted packing "needles; means for moving the needles intothe top and one side of a mattress and adjacent the edve thereof and atan angle to said side and top; means for..

altering the angle of the needles to the side and top of the mattress;means for partially rotating the needles on their pivotal points afterentering the mattress to substantiall aline said needles therebygathering stu ng within the mattress and packing same into the cornerthereof to form a 'ing means is disengaged therefrom.

9. vA mattress roll forming machine Kcomprising a pair of parallelpivotally mounted packing needless; means for moving needles into thetop and one side of a mattress and adjacent the edge thereof and at anangle to said side and top; means for altering the angle of the needlesto the side and topl of the mattress; means for partially rotating theneedles on their pivotaln points after entering the mattress tosubantially aline said needles thereby gathering stuling within themattress and packingv same into the corner thereof to form a roll;sewing means to secure the roll so formed; and means for withdrawing theneedles longitudinally before returning to parallel position while inalined. position to prevent the stuing from being removed from theformed roll; and

means for returning the needles to normal position away from the' formedroll; and means for moving theV needles equal distances at regularintervals along the edge of the mattress while the sewing means is dis-Vengaged therefrom; and means for altering the distances moved at regularintervals.

10. The combination with a mattress roll formingmachine, of a table toSupport a mattress; a frame mounted to traverse the side of the table; apai-r of arms pivotally and slidably mounted upon the frame and 105arranged at an angle to one edge of the mattress and in avertical plane;a pair of parallel packing needles pivotally mounted upon the lower endsof the arms to engage the top and one side of the mattressadjacent theedge thereof; means for moving the arms and needles thereon into themattress; means for rotating the needles toward and in alinement-w'itheach other within the mattress to gather and pack stuffing into thecorner thereof to form a roll;sewing means to secure the rollpermanently; and means for spreading thearms to withdraw the needleslfrom the mattress whilev alined to prevent stufling from being withdrawnfrom the roll.

' 11.l The combination with a mattress roll forming machine of 'a tableto support a mattress; a. frame mounted to traverse the side ofthetable; a pair of arms pivotally and slidably mounted upon the frame andv arranged at an angle-to one edge of the mattress and in a verticalplane; a pair of parallel packing 'needles pivotally mounted upon thelower ends of the arms to engage the top and one side of the mattressadjal cent the edges thereof; means for moving .the arms and needlesthereon into the mat tress;,means forrotating the needlestoward and inalinement with each other within the mattressto gather and pack stuiiinginto the corner thereof to `form a roll;` sewn means to secure the rollpermanently; an means -for spreading the arms to withdraw .the-

needlesy from the mattress while alined to prevent stuiiing'from beingwithdrawn from the roll; and means for returning the needles to normalposition after being withdrawn fromthe mattress. n

' 12. The combination with a mattress roll forming` machine of a table`to support a' mattress;a frame mounted to traverse the side of thetable; a pair of arms pivotally1 and slidably mounted upon the frame andarranged at an angle to one edge ofthe mattress and in a vertical plane;a pair of parallel packing .needles pivotally mounted upon the lowerends of the arms to engage the top and oneside of the mattress adjacentthe edge thereof; means for moving the'arms and needles thereon into themattress means for rotating the needles toward and in alinement witheach other within the mattress to gather and pack stuffing into the`corner thereof to form a roll; sewing means to se'' cure the rollpermanently; and means for spreading the.v arms to withdraw the needlesfrom the mattress while alined to4 revent stuffing from being withdrawnfrom t e roll;

- and means for returning the packing needles to normal position afterbein withdrawn from the mattress along the lines of their longitudinalaxes, before returning to a parallelL position; and means for movin theframe along the edge of the table equa .distances at regular intervals.n

13. `The combination with a mattress roll forming machine of a table tosupport amattress; a frame mounted ,to traverse the side of the1 table;a pair of arms pivotally and slidably `.mounted upon the frame andarranged at anangle to one edge ofthe matl tress and in a verticalplane; apa/ir of parallel packing needles pvotally mounted upon thelower e'nds of the'armsto engagefthe top vand one side of the mattressadjacent the edge thereof; means for moving the arms and needles thereoninto' the mattress; means for rotating the needles toward and in aline-`ment with each other withinv the mattress to gather and pack stuffinginto` the corner thereof to form a roll; `sewing means to seg cure theroll permanently; and means for spreading the arms to Withdraw theneedles from the mattress while alined to prevent stuiling from beingwithdrawn from the roll;

and means for returning the needles to nor-V Vformed rol-l, bysaidneedles.-

mal position after being "withdrawn from the mattress; and means formoving the frame along the edge "of they table equal distances atregularintervals; and means for regulating the distance moved. 14. Thecombination with a mattress roll forming machine of a table to support amattress; a frame mounted to traverse the side ofthe table; a ypair ofarms pivotally `and. slidably mounted upon the frame and arranged at anangle to one edge of the mattress and ina vertical plane; a pair of par-V allel packing needles pivotally mounted upon the lower ends ofthe armsto engage the top and one side of the mattress adjacent the edgethereof; means for moving the arms and needles thereon into themattress; means for rotating the needles toward and in aline- 4ment witheach other within the vmattressyto gather and pack stuiing into thecorner thereof to form aroll; sewing means to secure the rollpermanently; and means for spreading the arms to withdraw the needlesfrom the mattress' while alined to prevent stuiling from being withdrawnfrom the roll;

and means for returning the needles to nori mal position after beingWithdrawn from the mattress; andrmean's for moving the frame` along theedge of the table equal distances at regu ar intervals; `and means forregulating the` distance moved; and means for altering the angle of thearms and needles relatively to the frame to regulate the position of theroll on the mattress.

15.- The combination with a mattress roll forming machine of a packingneedle; means for moving theneedle into the mattress adjacenta cornerthereof; means for turning the needle after entering the mattress intopacking position to form a roll; means for sewing the roll so formed;and

means for withdrawing the needle y,directly from said packing positionalong the line of its longitudinal axis before returning said needle toan entering position.v

16. 4The combinatlon with a. mattress roll forming machine of` a pair ofpivotally.

mounted parallel packing needles; means for moving the needlesv into thetopu and side of' a .mattress and adjacent the* corner thereof; meansfor rotating the needlesr on their pivotal points into packing positiontoy form a roll; means for sewin' formed and means for Vwith; rawingsaid needles longitudinally directly from said packing position and`'along the lines of' their longitudinal axes before returning `saidneedles to parallel position, to prevent said stuing from being removedfrom said y. JOSEPH W. DROLL.

the roll so i

